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Read-only templates
Alockicondisplayednexttothefilenameindicatesthatthefileisread-only.Savingaread-onlyfile
openstheSaveasdialog,allowingyoutosavethefileunderadifferentname.Thenewfileisthen
openedandcanbeeditedintheDesigner.
AutoSave
Afteratemplatehasbeensavedforthefirsttime,ConnectDesignercanautosavethetemplatewitha
regularinterval.ToconfigureAutoSave:
1. SelectthemenuoptionWindow > Preferences > Save.
2. UnderAuto save,checktheoptionEnabletoactivatetheAutoSavefunction.
3. Changehowoftenitsavesthetemplatebytypinganumberofminutes.
AutoBackup
ConnectDesignercanautomaticallycreateabackupfilewhenyoumanuallysaveatemplate.Tocon-
figureAutoBackup:
1. SelectthemenuoptionWindow > Preferences > Save.
2. UnderAuto backup,checktheoptionEnabletoactivatetheAutoBackupfunction.
3. Typethenumberofrevisionstokeep.
4. Selectthedirectoryinwhichthebackupsshouldbestored.
Backupfileshavethesamenameastheoriginaltemplatewithtwounderscoresandaprogressivenum-
ber(withoutleadingzeros)attheend:originalname__1.OL-template,originalname__2.OL-tem-
plate,etc.
Note: TheAutoSavefunctiondoesnotcausebackupfilestobecreated.
File properties
Onthemenu,selectFile > Propertiestoviewandcomplementthefileproperties.See"FileProperties
dialog"onpage442.
Thefilepropertiescanalsobeusedinscripts;see"template"onpage835.Ifyouarenotfamiliarwith
writingscripts,referto"Writingyourownscripts"onpage368.
Savingacopy/down-savingatemplate
TheConnectsoftwareisbackwardscompatible:templatesthatweremadewithanolderversionofCon-
nectcanalwaysbeopenedwiththenewestversionofthesoftware.
Butnewertemplatescannotbeopenedwithanolderversionofthesoftware.
Connect,however,allowsyoutosaveatemplateintheformatofapreviousversionofthesoftware,so
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